Yu Lienchun
Taiwan, 1961
Artist's works
Artist Profile
Qiao Yan Pan Xi
Sit Alone
Wonderful
Sit Alone in the Attic
Slender Girl
Myriad Charms
Hair Bun Girl
Fear in Your Side
Introduction and Experience
Yu Lienchun (b.1961, Taipei, Taiwan) developed a profound passion for art in his youth, cultivating an exceptional sensitivity to form through constant sketching. After graduating from Fu-Hsin Trade and Arts School, he pursued advanced studies at Musashino Art University in Tokyo under Professor Akio Kato, specializing in Terracotta sculpture. This period marked a pivotal turning point, as the human figure became the central focus of his artistic exploration.
Upon returning to Taiwan, Yu dedicated himself to mastering Terracotta, overcoming the medium’s inherent fragility through innovative molding and internal support techniques. Translating the immediacy of sketching into sculpture, he captures the fluid lines and dynamic movement of the human body with remarkable precision. His ability to infuse Terracotta with complex moods and raw emotion has established the distinctive and recognizable “Yu Lienchun style” in contemporary sculpture.
In recent years, Yu has expanded his practice, experimenting with diverse materials such as stainless steel, rose silver, silver, and copper. By exploring the tension between the industrial strength of metal and the organic warmth of Terracotta, he creates welded sculptures that balance structural power with subtle elegance, imparting renewed vitality and poetic depth to his work.
Exhibitions and Awards
Selected Exhibitions
Solo Exhibition
2021
Chun Ni: Yu Lienchun Terracotta —Get Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2020
Yu Lienchun Terracotta Solo Exhibition —Get Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2019
Yu Lienchun Terracotta Solo Exhibition —99° Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2018
Yu Lienchun Terracotta Solo Exhibition —Fine Art Vanyart, Taichung, Taiwan
2017
Yu Lienchun: Contemporary Sculpture in Taiwan —Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, Okinawa, Japan
Taiwan: The Present State of Sculpture —Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, Okinawa, Japan
2016
Rumors of the Wind —Jimmy's Garden Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2015
The Finger’s Shape and Color —Huashan 1914 Creative Park, Taipei, Taiwan
2013
Lienchun’s Terracotta Solo Exhibition —Art Endless Treasure/Get Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2012
Iron-welding Tenderness —Get Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2009
ASUS Art Gallery—Guandu, Taipei, Taiwan
2006
Lienchun’s Terracotta —Sincewell Gallery, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
1999
The Diverse World —Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center of Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan
1998
New Year's Solo Exhibition—Zhai Jiu Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Group Exhibition
2025
The Twelve Auspicious Signs : Yu Lienchun, Guo Yanya, Huang Suling Trio Exhibition— Get Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2022
Continuous Prosperity : Gao Xiaoyun & Yu Lienchun New Year Joint Exhibition—Get Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2017
10th Anniversary Commemorative Invitational Exhibition of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum—Okinawa, Japan
2016
Wakasa Kumagawa Art Festival —Fukui, Japan
2015
Perfect Ten : Taiwan-Japan International Sculptors Joint Exhibition—Get Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2012
New Taipei City Fine Arts Exhibition —New Taipei City, Taiwan
2010
Taipei International Flora Exposition Art Exhibition —Cathay United Bank Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Master Collections Exhibition —Chuan Yun Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2009-2015
New Taipei City Fine Arts Exhibition —New Taipei City Cultural Center, New Taipei City, Taiwan
2009
Taipei County Art Exhibition —Taipei County Government, Taipei, Taiwan
2006-2012
575 Sculpture Exhibition —Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, Okinawa, Japan
2002
Playful Fish: Tamsui Riverfront Large-scale Public Art Sculpture Exhibition —Taipei, Taiwan
Gazing at Taiwan : The 6th 228 Memorial Art Exhibition—Taiwan
2001
Taiwan-Japan Modern Sculpture Exchange Exhibition—Yangmingshan National Park Visitor Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2000
Ryukyu Islands Art Project : China-Japan Youth Artists Sculpture Joint Exhibition—Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
1999
Commemorating the 228 Incident Art Exhibition —Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Vortex of Ryukyu Arc Beauty : China-Japan Professors Sculpture Exchange Exhibition—National Taiwan University of Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
1998
Taichung Tent Art Festival : Riverside Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition—Taichung County Cultural Center, Taichung, Taiwan
Vortex of Ryukyu Arc Beauty : Joint Exhibition with Taiwanese Artists—Okinawa, Japan
1997
Rumors for Tomorrow —Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
1996
2nd Musashino Alumni Exhibition - Vortex of Ryukyu Arc Beauty : China-Japan Sculptors Joint Exhibition—Okinawa, Japan
1995
4th Street and Sculpture Exhibition —Naha, Okinawa, Japan
1993
2nd Young Emerging Artists Exhibition —Tokyo, Japan
1992
Three Countries, Six Artists Exhibition —Tokyo, Japan
1991
Yoshii Gallery Exhibition—Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
Art Fairs
2011 – 2019
Art Revolution Taipei (A.R.T.)—Taipei World Trade Center Hall 3, Taipei, Taiwan
2020
Art Revolution Taipei (Special Edition)—Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, Taipei, Taiwan
2017 – 2018
Art Taichung—Taichung, Taiwan
Awards
1994
Chief Sculptor of Kinetic Sculpture—Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology, Nagoya, Japan
Collections
Institutional Collections
- Fossils of the Human World —Kochi Sculpture Park, Japan
- Restoring the Past Glory, Playing with Fish —Tamsui Riverside, Taipei, Taiwan
Private Collections
- Works are held in private collections in Taiwan.